Flat 1, 104 Hampton Road, Southport, PR8 5DZ

Flat 1 is a semi-detached house in Southport (PR8 5DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 66 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (49–66 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (46 versus a best of 69). The latest certificate (July 2015) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in February 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £125,000 sits 267.6% above the 1999 sale of £34,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£48/sq ft) was about 53.6% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).